किनभने

Giving a Reason

Level 2Sounds Like kinabhanē

किनभने means because. It comes before the reason, after the result.

How It Works

किनभने means because. It starts the reason, and the reason comes after the result: म आउन सक्दिनँ, किनभने म बिरामी छु (I cannot come, because I am sick).

The reason is a whole sentence with its own verb. उनी आएनन्, किनभने पानी पर्‍यो means he did not come, because it rained. Put a comma before किनभने.

Do not put the reason first with किनभने, the way English can say because I am sick, I cannot come. Put the result first, then किनभने and the reason.

किनभने asks for a full clause. When the reason is a plain noun, a different pattern with को कारण is used later in this course.

The word is written as one word, like English because. Its partner for the result is त्यसैले, which says so.

Examples (4)

  1. म आउन सक्दिनँ, किनभने म बिरामी छु।

    I cannot come, because I am sick.

    The result comes first, and the reason follows किनभने.

  2. उनी आएनन्, किनभने पानी पर्‍यो।

    He did not come, because it rained.

    पर्‍यो is the past of पर्नु.

  3. हामी घर गयौँ, किनभने ढिलो भयो।

    We went home, because it got late.

    The reason has its own verb, भयो.

  4. म चिया पिउँदिनँ, किनभने मलाई सुत्नु छ।

    I am not drinking tea, because I have to sleep.

    किनभने is followed by a full clause.

Common Mistakes

  • Learners put the reason first, as English can.

    किनभने म बिरामी छु, म आउन सक्दिनँ।
    म आउन सक्दिनँ, किनभने म बिरामी छु।

    Nepali puts the result first and then किनभने with the reason.

How It Connects

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किनभनेLevel 2Giving a Reason

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किनभने gives a reason after a question.